Editing SNFU (section)

===Reformation, Epitaph years (1991–1998)===
To satisfy their contract with Cargo, in 1991 SNFU released ''[[The Last of the Big Time Suspenders]]'', comprising live, demo, and studio-outtake tracks.<ref name=doc />  The Belkes, Chinn, Creager, and Card reformed the band, initially planning only a supporting promotional tour.<ref name=doc /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-12-vl-231-story.html|title=MUSIC SNFU: Not Negative|newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 21, 1991|access-date=September 14, 2012}}</ref>  The tour was successful, however, and they reactivated the band several months later.<ref name=doc />

The Belkes joined Chinn, Card, and new bassist [[Ken Fleming (musician)|Ken Fleming]] (formerly of the Winnipeg-based skate punk band The Unwanted) in Vancouver in June 1992.  But Card suffered from substance abuse problems,<ref>Walter 2014: 132</ref> and [[Dave Rees]] (formerly of the Wheat Chiefs and SNFU tour mates Broken Smile) replaced him in October. This lineup completed an extensive European tour.  The members dismissed Fleming late that year due to personality conflicts;<ref>Walter 2014: 134</ref> Wheat Chiefs bassist [[Rob Johnson (musician)|Rob Johnson]] joined thereafter.

In 1993, the band signed a three-record deal with [[Epitaph Records]], an independent label on the cusp of mainstream success through [[The Offspring]] and [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]].  SNFU entered a period of heavy activity.  They released two demos for their next album as the "[[Beautiful, Unlike You and I]]" EP on Hom Wreckerds Music.  The album, ''[[Something Green and Leafy This Way Comes]]'', appeared in 1993.  Their music from this era was increasingly melodic, influenced by new directions in [[punk rock#Pop-punk and mainstream success|third-wave punk]] that they themselves helped to develop.<ref name=doc />  They toured with [[Green Day]] and [[Bad Religion]]<ref>Walter 2014: 163</ref> and received opening support from [[Korn]] and [[Tool (band)|Tool]].<ref name=doc />

In 1995, the band released ''[[The One Voted Most Likely to Succeed]]''.  They hoped the record would succeed comparably to other third-wave punk albums, but it did not chart.<ref>Walter 2014: 137</ref>  Nonetheless, critics acknowledge it as a "classic of '90s punk"<ref name=pn>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/13594/snfu-the-one-voted-most-likely-to-succeed|title=SNFU - ''The One Voted Most Likely to Succeed''|publisher=Punknews.org|date=June 11, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref> in which the veteran musicians "handle the record's more difficult material with grace and power."<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=Vincent|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-one-voted-most-likely-to-succeed-mw0000628127|title=''The One Voted Most Likely to Succeed'' - SNFU|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref>  The band released the [[Dave Ogilvie]]-produced follow-up ''[[FYULABA]]'' in 1996, which received mixed reviews.<ref name=dd>{{cite magazine|url=http://dropd.com/issue/37/CD/SNFU/|title=CD Review: SNFU, ''FYULABA''|magazine=Drop D Magazine|access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=Vincent|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fyulaba-mw0000072969|title=''FYULABA'' - SNFU|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref>

Epitaph did not renew the band's contract after it expired late in 1997.<ref name=doc />  As a stopgap, SNFU issued ''[[Let's Get It Right the First Time]]'', a faux-live album<ref>Walter 2014: 177</ref> co-released by [[Megaforce Records]] and their own Rake Records.  In March 1998, Rees and Brent Belke both departed to pursue careers in film and television.